TrafMeter is a Windows-based tool providing realtime traffic accounting and monitoring. You can use it to count useful traffic of your computer (it’s free!) or use to build the traffic accounting system for all PCs in your office LAN..

Info: http://www.lastbit.com

sMonitor is a network monitoring software that allows you to verify the network connectivity of TCP/IP hosts on the Internet and LAN. The program periodically pings, or checks TCP and UDP ports on user specified computers or other network devices. If the destination host fails to reply to a ping, connection request, or user datagram, sMonitor alerts you using audible alarms, visible notifications, e-mail messages, third-party software, modem and telnet connections. Also, the program generates log files, CSV format files, creates and uploads by FTP the HTML file, which reflects a current status. Based on test results, the program can operate remote systems (power management, reboot, alarm reporting) by modem and telnet using custom scripts. sMonitor can run as standard Windows application or NT service.

Info: http://www.ayarovy.com

Remote Performance Observer is a distributed client/server system intended to provide detailed system information on computers in a network. It performs real-time monitoring of system-critical parameters making it possible to diagnose existing and potential bottlenecks on Windows 2000/XP computers.

Info: http://www.apexoft.com/rpo/

Measure, analyze, and record the bandwidth and speed
of your Internet connection. Graph your connection speed, Monthly onlinetime & volume, Router/Server Monitoring, Network Monitor with logging, Internet Security Features.

Info: http://www.pmasoft.net

Network Inventory Software

Network Inventory Monitor allows you to make up a network inventory. This program gives you possibility to get quick and full information about operational system, service pack, hotfixes, hardware, installed software and running processes on remote PCs. You can get screen shot from remote computer and send message to remote PC.

Info: http://www.kviptech.com/

Network diagrammer for system administrators, network designers, and managers. Also ideal for network certification students and educators. Includes support for third party equipment libraries.

Info: http://www.pacestar.com

Bandwidth Controller solves this problem by giving you full bandwidth management capability and control over your network. Simply allocate the desired bandwidth for a user and the software takes care of the rest.

Info: www.bandwidthcontroller.com

AirDefense Personal Lite You should never lose sight of the security risks involved in using Wi-Fi. This simple program alerts you whenever you connect to an insecure wireless network or to a hotspot that you haven’t designated as safe.

Features:

• Extends the wireless security perimeter to mobile users: 24×7 protection inside the enterprise & on the road
• Comprehensive detection of wireless misconfigurations for mobile users
• Pro-active protection against all wireless threats
• Threat assessment of wireless network usage of mobile employees
• Ability to define and enforce wireless security policy (corporate or regulatory) on laptops
• Stop probing stations and modem use in a “no wireless” environment

Download from here for free.

[tags]Wireless Security[/tags]

Symantec claims that Norton Internet Security 2006 covers more than 370 million PCs worldwide. Packed in its yellow-black box, the contents includes Norton Antivirus, Personal Firewall, Privacy Control, Anti-Spam and Parental Control packages.

With spyware as much of a threat as viruses these days, it is more than a relief to see that the anti-spyware component comes packaged with the Anti-Virus as standard.

The Norton Internet Security 2006 CD-based installation was quick and easy, but required un-installing any other anti-virus software prior its own installation.

One plus is that Norton scans faster than the Panda Platinum and it also found Trojans, which Panda Platinum did not.

Also, the new user interface is richer, with more options than before. Apart from the usual scanning and actions choices, now you have outbreak alerts, outbound training and quite a few more others.

Infact, the many options in each setting may be too much for novice user to handle. This software is worthy consideration for various security protection. A must have for your wireless notebook or computer.

[tags]Internet Security, Virus, Firewall[/tags]

No dual-monitor support on your graphics card? No problem. The new MaxiVista software extends your Desktop display to a laptop or any other PC via Ethernet or wireless LAN. A virtual VGA driver on the host machine and viewers on the client let you drag a window off of one display edge and on to a second or third PC. Now you can take that travel laptop out of the case and make it a second monitor at home.

[tags]MaxiVista, Dual Monitor, Wireless network[/tags]